DR Cillaliz - Did you accomplish all your culinary missions in New Orleans?
And just how cute was that pilot? 
Yes, I ate and ate and ate.....we went to NOLA, one of Emeril's restaurants, which is always fun. I made it to Cafe DuMonde and many other great places. It was a couple weeks ago, so I'd have to think about it to remember what I ate where. (Maybe the good wine has something to do with my somewhat haze memory) Heard great blues, including Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen. She was great fun.
I spent last Friday - Tuesday packing up and sorting at my lake house. I'm going back next weekend to finish up....who knew I had so much stuff?

The pilot was very cute, distractingly so..... we literally talked for 2 1/2 hours straight and I'm one of those people who usually puts my nose in a book and doesn't pay much attention to the person sitting next to me...the nice part was I had switched seats with an older gentleman so he could sit next to his wife....after I sat down, I was rewarded with the cute pilot sitting next to me...sometimes it pays to be nice
